CHARLESTON, W.Va. (MetroNews) — In a ceremony in the Capital City on Saturday, Col. Paige Hunter became the West Virginia National Guard’s first-ever female Brigadier general. Hunter first joined the guard 34 years ago, when she said she never could have imagined such an honor.
WAYNE, W.Va. — A driver with the Tri River Transit Authority was killed in a crash Monday evening in Wayne County, the state Department of Transportation said.
The battle against opioids in West Virginia — the state with the country’s highest rate of fatal overdoses — is being fought on many fronts. “What’s happening in West Virginia right now is that we’re losing a generation of people to despair,”
CHARLESTON — The state legislature went home Thursday night after passing a budget bill that many are predicting will be vetoed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The bill fills a projected $270 million revenue hole mostly with $122 million in spending cuts and $182
According to the Mountain State Business Index, West Virginia is in a recession, and the economy of the state will continue to experience difficulty for the next several months. Ann Ali of the State Journal quoted John Deskins, director of the Mountain
The West Virginia legislature overturned the governor’s veto on a bill that will allow West Virginians 21 and over to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. It will also allow people 18-21 to conceal carry; however, they must go through the
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (MetroNews) — A bill that would affect West Virginia’s volunteer firefighters is before the state Senate Government Organization. Senator Greg Boso (R-Nicholas, 11), the lead sponsor of SB 424, said the legislation would allow local fire departments assess fees. With
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (MetroNews) — In a ceremony in the Capital City on Saturday, Col. Paige Hunter became the West Virginia National Guard’s first-ever female Brigadier general. Hunter first joined the guard 34 years ago, when she said she never could have imagined such an honor.
(AP) – West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has ordered state flags at the Capitol Complex in Charleston and at state-owned facilities in Harrison County to be lowered to half-staff in memory of Harrison County Commissioner Frank “Chunki” Angotti.
David Gutman, Staff Writer (CHARLESTON GAZETTE) — In the midst of a budget crisis, the West Virginia Senate is moving forward with a long-planned multi-million dollar tax cut for the state’s coal and gas industries proposed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The
